Finally: the Maine photos!

   I took an incredible Maine vacation back in July, but have been too busy to blog about it... until now! I've been working on prepping my photos all day. The good & bad news is that I took many, many photos. They're all under the correct dates back in mid-July, but here are some links. (I haven't even started WRITING most of these posts yet, so they're just eye candy for now.)

These first links are my solo vacation:

Pre-trip humor

Arriving in Portland

The Danforth Inn

Quick stop in Rockland

Afternoon in Camden

Camden State Park

Manor House Inn, Bar Harbor (Mount Desert Island)

Bar Harbor
Fun in Bar Harbor

Southwest Harbor

Acadia Teaser
Acadia: Mt. Cadillac in the fog
Acadia: Penobscot Mountain
Acadia: Deer Brook Trail, from Sargent to Bubbles

Acadia: Sargent Mountain

Acadia: Hiking down Sargent

Acadia: The Bubbles
Acadia: Jordan Pond

Acadia: Jordan Pond lunch

Acadia: The Beehive
Gotta Getta Garmin
And here's where I joined the group:
The house on China Lake
Maine food
Stella's house
Lunch at Shaw's / Goofin' with Mom, part 1
Pemaquid Lighthouse
Goofin' with Mom, part 2
Antiques
Historic cemetery
Gayle's photos

Back at the Manor House

   Last year, Kelley & I were looking for a neat place to spend the night in Bar Harbor, and were lucky enough to find the Manor House Inn in the AAA guidebook. I was pleased that they had one small room left for me this year so I could stay again. The inn is close to everything: walking distance to the pier & all the shops & restaurants, and just a few minutes' drive from the entrance to Acadia. And they serve you a hearty homemade breakfast perfect to give you energy for hiking!
   This year I noticed right away that they had spent a lot of time on their gardens, which were spectacularly in bloom when I arrived:

Inside, the decor isn't exactly my style, but it's very clean & comfortable: